For the first time in seven seasons, "American Idol" held auditions in Omaha, Nebraska, well known for their corn crops. 10,000 people turned out, farmers included, looking for that golden ticket. The show started off a bit rough as Paula Abdul was unfashionably late, singers were forgetting their words and I was beginning to wonder if somebody spiked the CORN there in Nebraska.Jason Rich, 21 from Stout, Iowa was one of many auditioners that forgot the lyrics. He was extremely nervous, but he had a great voice and was kinda HOT, so I was rooting for him. After about 5 tries he finally pulled it through and walked away with a golden ticket. (and they passed on Lyndsay Goodman because of her nerves?)
Arm Wrestling Champion, Rachel Wicker, won me over with a song by Leanne Womack. At age 23 she has a beautiful country voice. I just hope she is versatile enough to make it to the top 10. If not, she can always arm wrestle sexy Simon for a spot in the finals.
My favorite on Tuesday nights show was David Cook from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He has a natural talent and brought a lot of soul and personality to the audition. He even informed the judges that his mother always says..."I raised the perfect beauty queen....it's just too bad it's not one of my daughters."
Many of the Idol hopefulls, auditioning in Omaha, were from very small towns. Some with populations less than 500. Because of that fact, I think overall, the show turned out well. But we will only be seeing 19 of the 10,000 during Hollywood week. As for the rest, better luck next time or you could just write about it like me.
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